felted brooch . . .

a delicious apple green felted brooch

perfect to brighten up an autumnal day

by

brigite

andy english . . .

i adore the wonderful wood engravings

by

andy english

tom banwell . . .

Hello all you lovely followers!! I meant to say yesterday

"So sorry for my long time away, life gets so full sometimes

we need to take a step back & find some quiet spaces"

But i'm back now & I have plenty of loveliness to share

x x x tom banwell
such beautiful masks

i need to find just the right occasion!

oakleaf . . .

ferchland oakleaf

little tiny . . .

"little tiny" by

david bowers

always uses symbolism in his beautiful works

* * *

"this painting he did to celebrate the

200th anniversary of the birth of

hand christien Andersen in 2005"

chopoli, gnomes & sprites . . .

"Elia" the wood gnome

by

Tatjana Raum

who uses polymer clay to create

beautiful creatures within pieces of wood

do visit her site "chopoli" too

for more dolls & sprites

tiny bears . . .

this tiny little fellow

is just made for hugging

find the pattern to make him at

ts mini bears

the fool . . .

the "fool land"

by

nadia konstantinova

windchime cones . . .

i do love windchimes & these brass cones

fired my imagination

lots of other wonderful garden ideas too

on GI designs site

tiny dolls . . .

the sweetest, tiny dolls

from

toy dreams

log bowls . . .

tactile log bowls

by

doha chebib

the woods . . .

the spectacular prints, paintings & posters

of Dan McCarthy

(this one called simply

the woods

glows in the dark)

wooden meramid . . .

"mermaid"

by

keith long

carved creatures . . .

creatues carved in wood

by the talented

Jason Tennant

dressing up . .

just love the colour combinations

& beautiful photography

for the

"Absinthe Collar"

tiny houses . . .

the tiniest of homes

at

tumbleweed houses

mushroom lights . . .

magical mushroom lights

here

"Moon Hares" . . .

the creatures from my paintings brought to life

tiny "moon hare" sculptures & others

by me ruthie, for sale here

* * *

such exciting news

now open, our red-den studio

please do pop over to see what we are up to

or call by for a cup of tea

x x x

i am taking a week off from faerietale

i am sure you can guess why

back very soon

x x x

gift topper to make . . .

gift topper

wonderful packaging to make

decoupage a tray . . .

i picked up two beautiful old trays

a few months ago in a 2nd hand shop

and so want to have a go at covering one

after having seen this

me old china . . .

more uses for old bits of found pottery

from

me old china

stained glass door . . .

how wonderful!

stained glass doors

painted tales . . .

"maid of the waves"

an example of my work

* * *

after much putting off & pondering over

here it is, i finally finished my website

* * *

www.ruthieredden.com

acorn faerie . . .

the acorn faerie
by
annie rodrigue

pamela angus . . .

the most delicate glass pendants

by

pamela angus

see her beautifil blog too

tree and glass . . .

fused dichroic glass

by

cc valenzo

leaf ties . . .

i love this design solution
"leaf ties"

jacqueline pytyck . . .

you do have to look very closely

at the beautiful potical illusions

by

jacqueline pytyck

costume corsets . . .

"civil war debutante corset"
from
period corsets
i wish i could . . .

yoshiko yamomoto . . .

arts & crafts style

by

yoshiko yamamoto